Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 9.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.22
BIF630
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.26
BIF756
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
?? |
pay 82.3% less for housing
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
?? | |
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Maldives
|
Burundi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
?? |
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